Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study for "The Luxembourg Gardens at Twilight"; verso: studies for "Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver"
Object Number:
1935.85.3.153
Date:
c. 1876-78
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 3
Dimensions:
sheet: 7 13/16 x 12 3/16 in. (19.8 x 31 cm)
Marks:
Inscribed by Beckwith at lower left in graphite: "Sketch by J. S. Sargent of picture of the Luxembourg Gardens"; verso inscribed by Beckwith at lower left in graphite: "Sketches by John Sargent -- "
Inscriptions:
Inscribed by Beckwith at lower left in graphite: "Sketch by J. S. Sargent of picture of the Luxembourg Gardens"; verso inscribed by Beckwith at lower left in graphite: "Sketches by John Sargent -- "
Description:
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith. Inscribed at lower left in graphite: Sketch by J. S. Sargent of picture of the Luxembourg Gardens; verso inscribed at lower left: "Sketches by John Sargent -" Formerly mounted in album of sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Provenance:
James Carroll Beckwith; The National Academy of Design, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
